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Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.

  • 1Police MInister Ann Hercus has admitted in Parliament that a wager was behind a mock raid on a guarded plane in the Chatham Islands.

    • Start 00 : 00 : 30
    • Finish 00 : 02 : 43
    • Duration 02 : 13
    Reporters
    • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Ann Hercus (Minister of Police, Labour Party)
    Associated
    • Richard Prebble (Minister of Civil Aviation, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 2The Ministry of Transport (MOT) will not be taking any action against Prime MInister David Lange or the pedestrian he hit with his car in Wellington last week.

    • Start 00 : 02 : 43
    • Finish 00 : 03 : 04
    • Duration 00 : 21
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 3The final boundaries for the next election were released today, with both major parties claiming significant advantages.

    • Start 00 : 03 : 04
    • Finish 00 : 05 : 01
    • Duration 01 : 57
    Reporters
    • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Associated
    • Russell Marshall (Minister of Education, Labour Party)
    • Ruth Richardson (Opposition MP, National Party)
    • Margaret Shields (Minister of Customs, Labour Party)
    • Bill Sutton (MP, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 4Prime Minister David Lange and Opposition leader Jim Bolger have traded verbal blows over the Government's anti nuclear policy and the future of the United States' Operation Deep Freeze Antarctic Base in Christchurch.

    • Start 00 : 05 : 01
    • Finish 00 : 06 : 40
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
    • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 5Interest rates have soared to record levels.

    • Start 00 : 06 : 40
    • Finish 00 : 07 : 09
    • Duration 00 : 29
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 6Police have made a huge drug haul in the Coromandel town of Waihi today. Twenty people have been arrested, and they expect to make more arrests in the 24 hours.

    • Start 00 : 07 : 09
    • Finish 00 : 08 : 48
    • Duration 01 : 39
    Reporters
    • Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Husband (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
    Locations
    • Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 7Salvage experts have successfully righted the British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise off the coast of Belgium. Divers are tonight recovering dozens of bodies.

    • Start 00 : 08 : 48
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 29
    • Duration 02 : 41
    Reporters
    • James Mates (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Zeebrugge, Belgium (Flanders)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 8Long serving British Conservative Party MP Harvey Proctor is to face charges over spanking sessions with young men.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 29
    • Finish 00 : 11 : 46
    • Duration 00 : 17
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 9Northern Ireland is being hit by a new wave of violence. The funeral for a top member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was put off for the second day running, when Belfast police clashed with mourners.

    • Start 00 : 11 : 46
    • Finish 00 : 13 : 51
    • Duration 02 : 05
    Reporters
    • Charles Hodson (Reporter, ITN)
    Locations
    • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 10Police are being taken off Auckland's streets to act as prison wardens for new inmates locked out of Mount Eden Prison. However, prison officials say that overcrowding at Napier Prison is even worse than the situation at Mount Eden.

    • Start 00 : 17 : 19
    • Finish 00 : 18 : 54
    • Duration 01 : 35
    Reporters
    • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Brian Davies (Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
    Locations
    • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 11The High Court has issued an interim injunction, halting the one hour daily strikes by firefighters in the lower North Island.

    • Start 00 : 18 : 54
    • Finish 00 : 20 : 02
    • Duration 01 : 08
    Reporters
    • Tom Scott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 12The withdrawal of New Zealand troops from Singapore was top of the agenda when Prime Minister David Lange met Singapore's Foreign MInister Suppieh Dhanabalan at Parliament today.

    • Start 00 : 20 : 02
    • Finish 00 : 21 : 20
    • Duration 01 : 18
    Reporters
    • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
    Speakers
    • Suppieh Dhanabalan (Singapore's Foreign Minister)
    Locations
    • New Zealand
    • Singapore
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 13Australian Prime MInister Bob Hawke warned today that any Pacific nation dealing with Libya is making a "grave mistake". His warning comes amid increasing concern that LIbya is trying to extend its sphere of influence in the Pacific.

    • Start 00 : 21 : 20
    • Finish 00 : 22 : 15
    • Duration 00 : 55
    Reporters
    • Jennifer Hanson (Reporter)
    Speakers
    • Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
    Locations
    • Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
  • 14A spy scandal is developing around the new United States Embassy in Moscow. The Americans say the building is riddled with KGB bugging devices and are refusing to move in. They are also refusing to allow the Soviets tom move into their new Embassy building in Washington DC until the problem is solved.

    • Start 00 : 22 : 15
    • Finish 00 : 24 : 46
    • Duration 02 : 31
    Reporters
    • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
    Speakers
    • Jeffrey Richelson (American Intelligence Expert)
    • Cipher Deavours (American Intelligence Expert)
    Locations
    • Moscow, Russia (Moscow)
    Live Broadcast
    • No
    Commercials
    • No
Primary Title
  • Network News
Date Broadcast
  • Wednesday 8 April 1987
Start Time
  • 18 : 30
Finish Time
  • 19 : 10
Duration
  • 40:00
Channel
  • TV One
Broadcaster
  • Television New Zealand
Owning Organisation
  • Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
  • Television New Zealand's flagship evening news bulletin.
Classification
  • Not Classified
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • Yes
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
  • News
Hosts
  • Neil Billington (Presenter)
  • Judy Bailey (Presenter)
  • Richard Long (Sports Presenter)
Reporters
  • Bill Ralston (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Charles Hodson (Reporter, ITN)
  • Craig McMurtrie (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Dylan Taite (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • James Mates (Reporter, ITN)
  • Jennifer Hanson (Reporter)
  • John McWethy (Reporter, ABC News)
  • Rae Lamb (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Susan Wood (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
  • Tom Scott (Reporter, Television New Zealand)
Speakers
  • Ann Hercus (Minister of Police, Labour Party)
  • Bob Hawke (Australian Prime Minister, Labor Party)
  • Brian Davies (Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police)
  • Cipher Deavours (American Intelligence Expert)
  • David Lange (Prime Minister, Labour Party)
  • Detective Senior Sergeant Brian Husband (Investigating Officer, New Zealand Police)
  • Jeffrey Richelson (American Intelligence Expert)
  • Jim Bolger (Opposition Leader, National Party)
  • Suppieh Dhanabalan (Singapore's Foreign Minister)
Locations
  • Waihi, New Zealand (Waikato)
  • Zeebrugge, Belgium (Flanders)
  • Belfast, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)
  • Auckland, New Zealand (Auckland)
  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
  • Melbourne, Australia (Victoria)
  • Moscow, Russia (Moscow)